Huntingdon

Happy Birthday Steve Grys Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m4f145y

Going: Good

Prize: £3,565

Runners: 14

Winning time: 5m 9.10s (slow by 19.10s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 5

12 Casting Aspersions

J: Fern O'Brien(7)

T: Fergal O'Brien

Age: 6

Weight: 10st 10lbs

OR: 80

SP: 11/4F

Midfield - niggled along briefly with one circuit to go - mistake and reminders 7th - went fourth when awkward jump 3 out - pressed leaders 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on well run-in - led towards finish - pushed out(op 11/2 tchd 5/2)

2 nk

4 Rip Wheeler

J: Niall Houlihan

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 11lbs

OR: 95

SP: 4/1

In touch with leaders - headway home turn - led 2 out - wandered around approaching last - idled run-in - headed towards finish(op 3/1 tchd 9/2)

3 1½ 1¾

6 Strolling Along

J: Kielan Woods

T: Dan Skelton

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 6lbs

OR: 90

SP: 17/2

Held up in rear - steady headway after 3 out - waiting for room 2 out - went third approaching last - pressed leader briefly run-in - weakened towards finish(op 7/1 tchd 9/1)

4 9½ 11¼

14 Jassur Des Brosses

J: Taylor Fisher

T: Michael Keady

Age: 6

Weight: 10st 9lbs

OR: 79

SP: 14/1

Headed after 3rd - led again 6th - headed home turn - soon lost position - rallying when short of room last - kept on(tchd 16/1)

5 4½ 15¾

9 Miss Applejack

J: Elizabeth Gale(7)

T: Charlie Longsdon

Age: 6

Weight: 10st 12lbs

OR: 82

SP: 11/1

Prominent - led after 3rd - headed but pressed leader 6th - led again home turn - headed when mistake and nearly lost jockey 2 out - soon weakened - awkward jump last(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)

6 1¼ 17

3 Klapton Boy

J: Tom Broughton(5)

T: Nick Kent

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 13lbs

OR: 97

SP: 5/1

In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 3 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 9/2)

7 nk 17¼

13 Saint Vic

J: Lilly Pinchin

T: Anthony Day

Age: 6

Weight: 10st 9lbs

OR: 79

SP: 20/1

In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost position gradually after 3 out - no impression when hit last(op 25/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 28/1)

8 9 26¼

1 Bells Of Ufford

J: Connor Brace

T: Tim Vaughan

Age: 5

Weight: 12st 0lbs

OR: 98

SP: 6/1

Didn't jump with fluency - prominent - not fluent 3rd - lost position 5th - outpaced 6th - reminders 7th - weakened 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2)

9 1¼ 27½

16 Jailbird

J: Charlie Maggs(5)

T: Tjade Collier

Age: 4

Weight: 10st 2lbs

OR: 82

SP: 22/1

In touch with leaders - lost position after 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 20/1 and tchd 25/1)

10 2¾ 30¼

10 Limelight

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Michael Keady

Age: 5

Weight: 10st 11lbs

OR: 81

SP: 100/1

Held up in rear - brief headway 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 50/1 tchd 125/1)

5 Indian Sunbird

J: James Best

T: Sara Ender

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 6lbs

OR: 90

SP: 33/1

Midfield - dropped to rear 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 50/1)

15 J'Ventile

J: Mr Frederick Tett

T: Oliver Signy

Age: 6

Weight: 10st 4lbs

OR: 74

SP: 33/1

Midfield - dropped to rear before 3 out - soon lost touch - pulled up before 2 out(op 16/1)

8 Barleythorpe

J: James Davies

T: Michael Appleby

Age: 5

Weight: 11st 4lbs

OR: 88

SP: 50/1

Held up in rear - outpaced 3 out - soon lost touch - pulled up before 2 out(tchd 66/1)

11 Lady Fortune

J: Nick Slatter(3)

T: Max Comley

Age: 5

Weight: 10st 11lbs

OR: 81

SP: 66/1

Midfield - hit 4th - lost position after 3 out - soon hung right - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said mare hung right-handed)(op 40/1)

Jaxonne

J: Ben Jones

T: Jonjo & A J O'Neill

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 6lbs

OR: 90

SP: -

A Good Yomp

J: Jay Tidball(5)

T: Andrew J Martin

Age: 6

Weight: 12st 0lbs

OR: 98

SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3.75

Tote place: £1.50 £1.80 £2.70

Exacta: £15.30

Trifecta: £122.30

Tricast: £86.29

CSF: £13.65